Cartoon critics Phil Witte and Rex Hesner look behind the gags to debate what makes a cartoon tick. This week our intrepid critics take a look at baseball. It’s Spring and the immutable laws of the sports calendar call for baseball. Stadiums beckon as the boys of summer limber up for another season of America’s…
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“Two men and a rain cloud” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
In Kaamran Hafeez’s cartoon, two men are strolling along a sidewalk. One man is bald, holding a phone in his right hand, and carrying a briefcase with his left. The other man is carrying a briefcase in his left hand, holding a bag of groceries in his right arm, and getting soaked by his own…
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Guest Post by Tom Toro: Bath Time and Its Terrors
Today we bring you an extra special guest post by my good friend, the talented New Yorker cartoonist Tom Toro. One of the delights of being cartoon editor for The New Yorker was bringing new talent to the magazine and watching them flourish. That has certainly been the case with Tom. His first cartoon appeared…
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Stay Tooned Issue #2
Welcome to the latest issue of STAY TOONED, where you’ll find everything you ever wanted to know about cartoons. Each month, we bring you updates and features on the world of cartooning, including cartoonist profiles and interviews, book excerpts, special cartoon features, cartoon games such as the Caption Contest, products, and so much more.